Morley Memorial Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Blinco Grove
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB1 7TX
Phone 01223508786
Reference Number 110657

Morley Memorial Primary School continues to perform well and is assessed as a good school, maintaining its status since the last inspection in 2013. The school is noted for its high levels of inclusivity and strong relationships between staff and pupils, which contribute to a supportive learning environment. Pupils demonstrate excellent behavior and are engaged in their learning, benefiting from a well-planned curriculum that emphasizes reading and personal development. However, there remains a need for improvement in ensuring that cross-curricular links are fully developed in a few subjects to enhance learning further.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 381
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.08%
Girls: 50.92%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 49.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 36 24 60
2 27 32 59
3 29 29 58
4 26 27 53
5 20 27 47
6 23 33 56

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 36%
White, Other 19.4%
White & Asian 8.4%
Mixed, Other 6.3%
Asian, Other 4.7%
Chinese 4.2%
Unclassified 3.1%
Indian 2.9%
White & Black (African) 2.4%
African 2.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
Irish 1%
Pakistani 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 13 Feb 2024
Date Report
13 Feb 2024 School inspection
13 Mar 2018 Short inspection
21 Nov 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
17 Nov 2010 Curriculum and development visit
09 Sep 2008 Full inspection:
19 Sep 2005 Full inspection:
29 Nov 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Highly inclusive environment welcoming all pupils.
  • Strong relationships between adults and students.
  • Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior.
  • Effective curriculum with high expectations.
  • Strong focus on reading supported by skilled staff.
  • Robust personal development opportunities provided.
  • Effective adaptation for pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

  • Insufficiently detailed connections between subjects in some areas of the curriculum.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 11%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.2
Writing 0.1
Maths 2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 37 6
Third Preference 19 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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